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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2018 Jan 6;160(5):1005–1021. doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3438-z

Table 1.

Characteristics of Studies Included in the Analysis of Gross Tumor Resection (GTR)

Study Year of Publication Study Design Prospective Country Duration of Study Surgical Intervention Single Center Single Surgeon
Bodhinayake et al.4 2014 CS no USA 2006 – 2011 ETSS yes yes
Bokhari et al.5 2013 CS no Australia July 1998 – September 2010 ETSS yes yes
Campbell et al.6 2010 CS no USA June 2005 – September 2009 ETSS yes yes
Cappabianca et al.7 2002 CS no Italy January 1997 – July 2001 ETSS yes no
Charalampaki et al.8 2009 CS no Germany January 2004 – June 2007 ETSS yes NA
Chi F et al.9 2013 Cohort study no China November 2011–October 20112 ETSS Yes Yes
Choe et al.10 2008 CS no Korea 2004–2007 ETSS yes no
Choe et al.10 2008 CS no Korea 1997–2004 MTSS yes no
Chone et al.11 2014 CS no Brazil January of 2009 – December of 2012 ETSS yes NA
Conrad et al.15 2016 Cohort study no USA October 2008 – November 2009 ETSS yes NS
Constantino et al.16 2016 CS no Brazil March 2010 – March 2014 ETSS yes NS
Cusimano et al.18 2012 Cohort study No Canada October 1994–July 2009 ETSS Yes No
Dallapiazza et al.19 2014 Cohort study no USA June 2010 to January 2013 ETSS yes yes
Dallapiazza et al.19 2014 Cohort study no USA June 2010 to January 2013 MTSS yes yes
Dallapiazza et al.20 2015 CS no USA September 2004 – August 2008 ETSS yes NS
Dehdashti et al.23 2008 CS No Canada July 2004 – March 2007 ETSS yes no
De Paiva Neto et al.21 2010 Cohort study No USA July 1998–May 2008 ETSS Yes Yes
De Witte et al.22 2011 CS no Belgium Februray 2007– December 2010 ETSS yes yes
Duz et al.27 2008 CS no Turkey 2006–2007 ETSS yes NA
Duz et al.27 2008 CS no Turkey 1996–2004 MTSS yes NA
Fathalla et al.30 2015 Cohort study no Canada 2000–2013 ETSS yes no
Fathalla et al.30 2015 Cohort study no Canada MTSS yes no
Fomekong et al.31 2014 CS no Belgium March 2006 – October 2011 MTSS yes NS
Frank et al.32 2006 CS no Italy May 1998 and December 2004 ETSS yes NA
Gao et al.33 2016 Cohort study No China January 2012–November 2014 ETSS Yes NA
Gao et al.33 2016 Cohort study No China January 2012–November 2014 MTSS Yes NA
Gondim et al.35 2011 CS no Brazil January 1998–december 2009 ETSS yes yes
Guo Dong et al.37 2016 Cohort study No China June 2010–July 2014 ETSS Yes NA
Guo Dong et al.37 2016 Cohort study No China June 2010–July 2014 MTSS Yes NA
Guvenc et al.38 2016 Cohort study no Turkey June 2000 – June 2014 ETSS yes no
Guvenc et al.38 2016 Cohort study no Turkey June 2000 – June 2014 ETSS yes no
Han S et al.39 2013 Cohort study No China May 2009–June 2012 ETSS Yes Yes
Hofstetter et al.42 2011 CS yes USA February 2004–january 2010 ETSS yes no
Jain et al.44 2007 RT yes India NA ETSS yes no
Jain et al.44 2007 RT yes India NA MTSS yes no
Jang JH et al.45 2016 Cohort study No S. Korea April 1998–December 2014 ETSS Yes Yes
Jho, et al.47 2001 CS no USA 1993–1999 ETSS yes NA
Juraschka et al.48 2014 CS no Canada January 2006 – June 6 ETSS yes no
Karppinen et al.50 2015 Cohort study no Finland 2000 – 2011 ETSS yes no
Karppinen et al.50 2015 Cohort study no Finland 2000 – 2011 MTSS yes no
Kenan et al.51 2006 Cohort studt No Turkey September 1997–June 2005 ETSS Yes No
Kumar et al.53 2012 CS no Singapore June 1990–May2008 ETSS yes yes
Kuo et al.54 2016 CS no Taiwan 2000 – 2009 ETSS yes yes
Kurosaki et al.55 2000 Cohort study No Germany January 1991–November 1999 MTSS Yes NA
Lampropoulos et al.56 2013 CS yes Greece 2004–2011 MTSS yes yes
Liu et al.60 2015 CS no China January 2009 – December 2012 MTSS yes no
Messerer et al.64 2011 Cohort Study No France 2006–2009 ETSS yes yes
Messerer et al.64 2011 Cohort Study No France 2006–2009 MTSS yes yes
Mortini P et al.67 2005 CS No Italy 1990–2002 MTSS NA No
Nakao et al.68 2010 Cohort study No Japan 2000–2008 ETSS Yes NA
Nie al.69 2015 CS NA China January 2012 – December 2012 ETSS yes NA
O’Malley et al.70 2008 Cohort study no USA 2003–2008 ETSS yes yes
O’Malley et al.70 2008 Cohort study no USA 2003–2008 MTSS yes yes
Ogawa et al.71 2015 CS no Japan October 2008 – January 2014 MTSS yes yes
Pinar et al.74 2015 Cohort study No Turkey February 2011–December 2013 ETSS Yes NA
Qureshi et al.75 2016 CS no USA 2006 – 2012 ETSS yes yes
Sheehan et al.78 1999 CS no USA 1995–1997 ETSS yes NA
Sheehan et al.78 1999 CS no USA 1995–1997 MTSS yes NA
Song et al.80 2014 CS no China January 2007 – January 2012 ETSS yes NA
Thomas et al.82 2014 CS yes USA NA ETSS yes NA
Tosaka et al.83 2015 CS no Japan October 2003 – October 2009 ETSS yes yes
Wang et al.84 2015 CS no China January 2007 – June 2013 ETSS yes yes
Wongsirisuwan et al.86 2014 CS no Thailand January 2003 – September 2013 ETSS yes yes
Yan et al.87 2015 CS no China January 2013 – June 2013 MTSS yes NA
Yildirim et al.88 2016 CS no Turkey August 2009 – May 2014 ETSS yes no
Zaidi et al.89 2016 Cohort study no USA October 2011–June 2014 ETSS yes yes
Zaidi et al.89 2016 Cohort study no USA October 2011–June 2014 MTSS yes yes
Zhan et al.90 2015 CS no China January 2008 – December 2014 ETSS yes NA
Zhang, X et al.91 2008 CS no China 1998 – 2005 ETSS yes NA
Zhou et al.92 2014 CS no China January 2007– July 2012 ETSS yes yes

Abbreviations: CS, Case series; RT, Randomized Trail; ETSS, Endoscopic Transsphenoidal surgery; MTSS, Microscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery; NA, Not Available; iMRI: intraoperative MRI